"She just liked everybody, she played with everybody," a
little girl said of her friend Marguerite.

Relatives would not speak on camera with CTV Montreal.
But Veillette's mother said she last saw her son when the
family visited at Christmas, and she spoke with him on
Friday, just hours before police arrived at his home.

She said there didn't seem to be any marital or financial
problems. Mason police said there's no record that officers
had ever been called to the home before Friday.

"There were no prior incidents at that residence,"
officer Craig Kline said by phone.

The house was on fire late Friday when police and
firefighters arrived at the scene.

Officials said Veillette and his slain wife both had
"knife markings." Veillette is in stable condition in
hospital.

Police have not said how he was injured, but as of
Saturday he was under 24-hour guard.

Mason is located about 30 kilometres northeast of
Cincinnati.

Ferrari-Veillette worked in a mall and Veillette designed
engines. Neighbours said he would spend most of his time
travelling for his job and was home only a few days a month.

Marguerite was a student at Mason Heights Elementary
School. Her principal -- Eric Messer -- told The Associated
Press that "her mother was an amazing parent. Everyone is in
shock. It's such a tragedy."